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Jamie Payne wants to make precious memories with wife Joanne, who has incurable cancer.

Dad's plea for terminally ill wife facing final Christmas

Headstone checks start again at cemeteries after grave concerns addressed

Food waste in the UK is a huge issue. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Food waste in the UK is a huge issue

Prepare your soil

Going Green: Last chance to prepare soil before winter sets in

RAAC to be removed from Galashiels Fire Station

Encourage children to dispose of their litter correctly. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: It’s never too early to start litter picking

The nightingale is one of the birds which have increased. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Birds are so important to the UK environment

Gofibre Hawick Escape Youth Club 2. Photo; Phil Wilkinson.

Broadband company connects Hawick youth group with £3k in funding

Councillor Julie Pirone, Executive Member for Community and Culture.

Borders campaign launched to tackle gender-based violence

People

Funding bids are being encouraged.

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A £125,000 cycling fund still has more than half of its total available to pay out, it has emerged

Chambers Institution.

Council shares in near-£23m ‘Levelling Up’ funding bonanza

Community Hero winner Anne Lewis. Photos: Alwyn Johnston/

Inspiring youngsters in the Borders are celebrated

Let there be light. Photography by Panos Gabriel Kelly Pitsakis.

Christmas at the Botanics - The Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh - Until Decemb...

An illustration of how the shelter would look

‘Teen shelter’ for Peebles Victoria Park moves closer to reality

Cost of Living

Rightmove have released their forecast for 2024.

Rightmove forecast for property buying in the UK next year

Aspiring UK homeowners aren't feeling so optimistic

The top 10 business challenges CEOs face

The dates benefits recipients can expect their payments over Christmas and New Year in 2023

The dates benefits recipients can expect their payments over Christmas

Crime

Jedburgh Sheriff Court

Borders pensioner who exposed genitals whilst gardening in his kilt is fined £30...

Hundreds of cannabis plants were recovered.

Cannabis cultivation found in former Galashiels nightclub

Selkirk Sheriff Court

Selkirk man put of Sex Offenders Register for indecent messages to teenage girl

Jedburgh Sheriff Court

Admitted child cruelty

Jedburgh Sheriff Court

Galashiels man jailed for assault​s

Selkirk Sheriff Court

Shoplifter who assaulted retail worker avoids jail

Business

Lesley with Wes Award. Photo: Phil Wilkinson

Sweet smell of success for Hawick and Melrose-based fragrance company
Award was a "huge honour".

The corner shop sign.

Hawick’s ‘candy lady’ in not-so-sweet signage wrangle

Horsebox Trailer (SBC)

Horse-box trailer go-ahead for Melrose Rugby Club

New era. Sajeef Perinpamoorthy and his wife Gayathri Raveendran have taken over from Gillian and Malcolm Renton.

New era for village shop at the heart of the community

Owner Bill Cross and Head Chef Iain Gourlay

Peebles hotel is deemed ‘simply the best’

Traffic and Travel

Crailing Junction (SBC)

Villagers “frightened for their lives” at ‘danger’ road junction

East Station car park. Photo: Foursquare.

No change to car park charging regime in Peebles

The A68 will be closed north of the Tynehead junction for four nights for resurfacing.

A68 night-time closure warning

During the night-time closures, work is being done to resurface the A7 north and south of the Lilliesleaf junction.

Drivers warned of A7 night-time closures

Health

Maggie Toole at The Lavender Touch charity shop.

Trust in Maggie

East Brig (NHS Borders)

NHS Borders told to clean up its act after an unannounced inspection

Councillor David Parker.

SBC consultation on through-the-night care changes is expanded

Borders General Hospital

Borders General Hospital full to capacity

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

Craig Hoy MSP outside of Poynder Apartments in Kelso with Nile Istephan (Chief Executive of Eildon).

MSP welcomes new extra care apartments in the Scottish Borders

Politics

Councillor Pam Brown

Date set for Jedburgh by-election
Councillor stood down for health reasons.

Councillor Fay Sinclair

Councillors urged to ‘Say Pants to the Tax’

Sean Elliot with fellow campaigners (National World)

‘Illegally closed’ Hawick day service for the elderly set for restoration

Peebles Swimming Pool

Radical shake-up of sporting, leisure and cultural services on the agenda

UK Trending

Aldi super six deal to return, with items starting at 15p.

Aldi: Christmas Super Six deals return starting at 15p

King Charles III will deliver his Christmas Day speech at 3pm.

King’s Speech 2023: What time and where can you watch

American football coach used disturbing 9/11 metaphor to inspire team

Quiz reveals your Christmas spending habits

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Professional Dancers

12 things Behind the scenes at Strictly Come Dancing 2023

Hawick Youth and Gala Wanderers game saw rugby's first own goal. Picture: Elliot Jack/SWNS

Funny footage shows world's first own goal - in a rugby match

Weather

El Nino: how will the weather phenomenon affect the UK?

While Hawick's flood defences are not yet complete, it's believed they have saved properties from flooding on several occasions.

Borders flood management plans revealed for the next five years

The region is set to be battered by high winds.

High winds forecast for the Borders area tomorrow

Education

Kelso nursery school cleans up its act after ‘at risk’ judgement

Newlands Kids Centre.

Children’s day centre responds after critical Care Inspectorate report

SBC Inspire Learning Bill Mclaren Live Lesson

100th birthday of a Hawick legend is a class act

​The building offers exciting opportunities for the enrichment of the curriculum.

Opening of Thomas Maconochie Building at Kelso High School